SM Krishna inaugurates Delhi's third Passport Seva Kendra

NEW DELHI: Getting a passport in the city has become more hassle-free with Ministry of External Affairs today commissioning a swanky 16,000 sq ft facility where passport services will be available on par with best practices worldwide.

The new Passport Seva Kendra, set up at historic Herald House near ITO in central Delhi in collaboration with IT giant TCS, has a total of 32 counters.

An applicant will not be required to stay for more than 45 minutes in the facility to complete all the formalities, officials said.

The new PSK will be the third in Delhi and NCR region. Two PSKs -- Shalimar Place in Pitampura and Udyog Vihar in Gurgaon -- have been functioning since August 30 last year.

"This is an important milestone. The setting up of Passport Seva Kendras is part of Government's commitment to deliver passport services to the citizens in an efficient way," Krishna said, dedicating the 50th such facility across the country.